ONLY THE BEST

Luxury Materials

Every Brierley Bear is handmade from the most luxurious faux fur, mohair or alpaca.

I fill them all with heavy weight polyester fibre and steel shot, which gives them a wonderful weighty feel.

They are all fully jointed with nuts & bolts and cotter pins.

All of the bears have glass eyes too, the black ones are as they come, but the coloured eyes are hand painted. 

UNIQUE PERSONALITIES

How to recognise a Brierley Bear

Almost every Brierley Bear has an exceptionally large nose, with the exception of old-fashioned teds and the other animals that I create, such as unicorns.

They are quite heavy, even the little ones. 

When people pick the bears up at shows they often say “ooh, I didn’t expect him/her to be that heavy!”

All bears come with a sewn-in tag and an individually designed hang tag around their neck

Each hang tag is made of wood and has the Brierley Bears logo laser etched on the front, and the bears name and ‘1 of 1’ laser etched on the back.

All bears also come with an individually designed information booklet. This booklet includes the bears unique story, birthday and care instructions.

If you are commissioning a special bear, e. g. for a new baby gift, then you can write your own story to make it much more personal.

Designed and handmade in Yorkshire

Every Brierley Bears creation is designed and exquisitely handcrafted in my home studio in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK, by me, Kat Hartley.

All patterns are my own.

Every Brierley Bears creation is one of a kind and has his or her own unique name and story, so they are all packed full of personality.

My bears and animals have travelled many miles to be with their new owners. Some have stayed here in the UK, but many have gone as far as the USA and Australia.

I’m also very proud that some of my bears have won awards too!
(See the Adopted Bears page to see the award winners)